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Nerd!

by Michael Dietsch on April 23, 2008 · 3 comments

With apologies to the folks in this eGullet thread…

You know you’re a cocktail nerd when you move house, and one box contains nothing but bitters.

We’re in Providence as of yesterday afternoon, but we’re still digging out. Catch up with y’all soon.

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1 Anita April 23, 2008 at 5:07 pm: when my brother-in-law saw our collection of bitters (which would not even fill a large shoebox), he said “now that’s just crazy”. I didn’t want to traumatize him by telling him that I was a dilettante compared to some people.
2 Craig Hermann April 23, 2008 at 5:18 pm: The wife and I just moved into our new house. I have to say I did have one box entirely of bitters.
3 gilrain April 23, 2008 at 5:57 pm: I am moving from CA to KY, and driving my car, thus drastically limiting the amount I can take. Taking stock, a conservative estimate dictates that at least half the car will consist of my collection of spirits, liqueurs, bitters, and other liquid sundries. And that is after a month-long, self-imposed, no-restocking rule has been in effect, reducing my usual on-hand collection by about a third.